Gastropoda

Alternate names: gastropod, snail

Author: Cuvier,1797

Representative image using: Bathydoris aioca

MBARI 2005: T891-02

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Representative image using: Thliptodon

MBARI 2013: D553-04

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Representative image using: Tochuina gigantea

MBARI 2014: V3789-02

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Representative image using: Carinaria japonica

MBARI 2015: D725

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Representative image using: Notobranchaea macdonaldi

MBARI 2011: D310-04

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Representative image using: Aeolidiidae sp. 1

MBARI 2018: D1059

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Representative image using: Pneumodermopsis

MBARI 2015: D725

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Representative image using: Notobranchaea grandis

MBARI 2019: D1134

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Representative image using: Dendronotus claguei

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Representative image using: Creseis virgula

MBARI 2012: D337-11

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Representative image using: Buccinidae sp. 1

MBARI 2017: D977

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Representative image using: Neverita lewisii

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Gastropoda

Alternate names: gastropod, snail

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Gastropoda Alternate names: gastropod, snail Author: Cuvier,1797 Representative image using: Bathydoris aioca MBARI 2005: T891-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Thliptodon MBARI 2013: D553-04 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Tochuina gigantea MBARI 2014: V3789-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Carinaria japonica MBARI 2015: D725 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Notobranchaea macdonaldi MBARI 2011: D310-04 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Aeolidiidae sp. 1 MBARI 2018: D1059 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Pneumodermopsis MBARI 2015: D725 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Notobranchaea grandis MBARI 2019: D1134 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Dendronotus claguei Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Creseis virgula MBARI 2012: D337-11 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Buccinidae sp. 1 MBARI 2017: D977 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Neverita lewisii Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Mollusca (phylum) Gastropoda (class) Caenogastropoda (subclass) Gastropoda sp. 2 (species) Gastropoda sp. 3 (species) Heterobranchia (infraclass) Patellogastropoda (order) Vetigastropoda (subclass) Description Geographic Information Habitat description: Benthic, pelagic. Additional Information References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Gastropoda (Cuvier,1797) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Gastropoda. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2025-08-21.
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